[ad_1] Ochsner leaders recently announced the health system will move eight Ukrainian nurses and their families nearly 6,000 miles from their home country to work at its facilities. […]
Clover Health drops ACO REACH participation in 2023
[ad_1] Clover Health will shrink its participation in a federal payment program that allows companies new to Medicare to manage care for individuals enrolled in traditional, fee-for-service plans. The company […]
Cross-market health system mergers may drive higher prices: study
[ad_1] Health systems are increasingly looking outside of their markets for merger and acquisition partners, a trend that researchers say deserves more attention given the potential for these […]
This Election Day, South Dakota votes on Medicaid expansion
[ad_1] South Dakotans will vote Tuesday on whether to expand Medicaid coverage to low-income adults through a ballot initiative that’s garnered endorsements from key players in the Mount […]
Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo talks about future of JAMA
[ad_1] Editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo joins The Check Up to talk about her first 90 days at the helm of […]
Supreme Court to hear nursing home case involving Medicaid benefits
[ad_1] When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her elderly father’s care before he died, she hoped to get justice for her family. She did not expect […]
Walgreens’ VillageMD to buy Summit Health-CityMD in $8.9B deal
[ad_1] VillageMD, a unit of Walgreens Boots Alliance, will acquire a majority stake in Summit Health-CityMD for $8.9 billion, the companies announced Monday. Summit Health-CityMD provides primary, specialty and […]
RSV wave has children’s hospitals in ‘crisis mode’
[ad_1] Children’s hospitals are being pushed to the brink as they confront a surging respiratory disease outbreak in addition to rising COVID-19 cases and a mental health epidemic. […]
Medicaid plans scrap, revise tools with racial biases, survey shows
[ad_1] A majority of Medicaid managed care organizations have modified or abandoned algorithms, policies or models they determined to be racially biased, according to survey results the Institute […]
Kaiser Permanente suffers $1.5B net loss in third quarter
[ad_1] Kaiser Permanente reported a $1.5 billion net loss in the third quarter, as market conditions still weigh heavily upon financial performance. A year ago, the health system […]